Cone-thread-holder support.



No. 734,293. PATENTBD JULY 21,1903. H. A. BATES & L. J. LABRUM. GONE THREAD HOLDER SUPPORT. APPLIOATIOH FILED NOV. 21, 1902.

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UNITED- STATES Patented July 21, 1903,

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. BATES, E MiDDLETowN, CONNECTICUT, AND LEVI J. LABRUM, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO THE SUMMIT THREAD OMPANY, or EAST HAMPTON, CONN CTI U A CORPORATION OF MAIN CONE-THREAD-HOLDER SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,293, dated July 21, 1903.

Application filed November 21, 1902. Serial No. 132,191. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY A. BATES, residing at Middletown, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Connecticut, and LEVI J. LA-

BRUM, residing atAlbany, in the countyof Albany and State of New York, both citizens of the United States, have invented an Im provement in Supports for Cone Thread-Holders, of.

which the following is a specification. IO Heretofore cones of thread wound upon a hollow paper form have been em ployed in Gen-g nection with sewing-machines. These have for use been placed in an upright position, and efforts to hold the same in a more advan-f casting comprising a foot portion and upright in the stand and an integral bracket extension 0 in the form of four radial tapering ribs, the rib edges at their greatest diameters being serrated or toothed to engage the inner surface of the cone thread-holder, which is hollow and formed of straw or pasteboard. The 5 guide in the form of a wire is removably secured at one end to the upper end of the stand, and the other end is bent at a right angle, terminating. in an eye or loop for the thread coinciding with the imaginary prolono gation of the center of the bracket extension.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents by a perspective viewour improvement. Fig, 2 is a side elevation and section of the cone threadholder in place.

fied form of our invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a represents the foot portion of trefoil form, a the upright, and a the bracket extension. These parts Fig. 3 is a cross-section of. 5 Fig. 2 at a: as, and Fig. 4 illustrates by a longi tudinal section and partial elevation a modi f are advantageously and preferably of one integral casting, the foot portion being provided with screw-holes 1' for, firmly attaching the structure to a suitable bed or table. The bracket extension a is at right angles to the upright a and preferably comprises the structures shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which c0n- 'sist of four radial tapering ribs 2, 3, 4., and 5, the parts of which may be reduced midway in their length for the purpose of lightening the structure and occupy a horizontal position. Therib edges at their greatest diameters and adjacent to the upright af are serrated or toothed at 6, so that when the cone b, of straw or pasteboard, is placed over the bracket extension and forcedalong to a seat thereon said teeth or serrations are slightly embedded in the comparatively soft inner surface'of said cone, engaging the same and preventing accidental removal. A surface of thread 0 is wound upon this cone. cl represents'the thread-guide, of wire,jone end of which passes through. a perforation in the upperend of the upright 11. and is clamped thereto by a screw 7. --The other end of the "thread-guide d is bent at right angles to the main portion and terminates in an eye or loop 8, the center'of whichcoincides with the imaginary prolongationofthe center of the bracket extension a From this construction it will be observed that the thread of the cone thread-holder in passing through the eye of the thread-guide may be drawn off evenly from the cone thread-holder at all points of the circumference of the cone thread-holder, so that the drawing-0E tension is approximately equalatalltimes, and it will be further apparent that the thread in passing off in this horizontal direction may pass directly to the machine, it not being necessary, as heretofore, to carry the thread up, across, and down to the machine, as has been the case'where the cone thread-holders have occupieda vertical position.

In theform of our invention shown in Fig.

4 the rod 6 is secured in any desired manner to and at .right angles to the standard. A centering-frame e, in the form of a ring, and radial arms are secured to the rod e, and wire spring-arms f, in approximately the form shown and with tapering members, are secured to the free end of the rod e, preferably as shown, by passing through apertures in the rod, and parts thereof being bent down into close proximity and contact with said rod. The tapering or spring portions of said arms approximately agree with the inner surface of the cone thread-holder, so as to simultaneously act as a support therefor and to produce a binding-friction, preventing accidental removal.

YVe claim as our invention- 1. A support for a cone threaddiolder, comprising a foot portion, an upright, and bracket extension at right angles to the upright, and all of said parts integral, and the bracket extension consisting of integral tapering portions in planes at right angles to one another, the central longitudinal parts of which are removed, so that bearings are formed at the respective ends of said tapering portions and adapted to receive and contact with the inner-surface of the cone thread-holder and su p port the same in a horizontal position.

2. A support for acone thread-holder, comprising a footportion, an upright and bracket extension at right angles to the upright and the bracket extension consisting of tapering portions in planes at right angles to one another the central longitudinal parts of which are cut away so that bearings are formed at the respective ends of said tapering portions, and serrations or teeth on portions of the edges of said tapering parts so formed as to engage the inner surface of the cone thread holder to support the same in a horizontal position and prevent its withdrawal.

3. A support for a cone thread-holder, comprising a foot portion, an upright and horizontal bracket extension at right angles to the upright, the bracket extension having a hearing for the cone thread-holder at the larger end of said cone thread-holder and tapering portions in planes at right angles to one another, forming separated points of bearingsupport at the smaller end of the cone threadholder, so that bearings are formed for the cone thread-holder adapted to receive and contact with the inner surface thereof at the respective ends and support the same in a horizontal position.

Signed by us this 13th day of November, 1902.

HENRY A. BATES. LEVI J. LABRUM.

Witnessesas to II. A. Bates:

EMMA B. BATES, GEORGIANA ALDEN.

Witnesses as to L. J. Labrnm:

ANNA G. FELLENs, KITTIE V. FOLEY. 

